Media workshops announced for Guatemala and El Salvador

 

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, April 9, 2008.- A workshop for the media covering the beach volleyball tournaments in Guatemala and El Salvador will be conducted by Dr. Roosevelt Comarazamy, the NORCECA Press Officer.

 

The workshop is being coordinated by the FIVB Regional Development Center in the Dominican Republic and the support of the NORCECA Confederation, while the exchange with the media will be organized by the National Federations of those countries.

 

Prof. Nelson Ramirez, director of the development center, considered both beach volleyball events as ideal vehicles to relay the media of those countries the information about the way FIVB and NORCECA handle their operations with the press.

 

He also acknowledged the support and enthusiasm received from Mr. Cristobal Marte, president of NORCECA, in order to realize this initiative.

 

Mr. Comarazamy, who has been the NORCECA Press Officer for the past five years, informed that the workshop will comprise the following items:

 

Reports and description of the matches, the importance of using the statistics, the organization of the press room, VIS system, guidelines for photographers, and for the press directors and press delegates.

 

Also, the workshop will include: the importance of the press for the development of volleyball and beach volleyball as a major sport, the FIVB image, the impact of internet among other topics.